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2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table
November Nine
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table
Entries
9
Level
39
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Ylon Schwartz limps in, Darus Suharto limps, Ivan Demidov limps, and Kelly Kim moves all in from the big blind. Schwartz, Suharto, and Demidov all call an additional 150,000 each. Action will continue on the side between Schwartz, Suharto and Demidov.
The flop is
. Demidov bets 600,000, Schwartz folds and Suharto calls. The 
falls on the turn and both Demidov and Suharto check. The river is the 
and they check it down again. The hands are turned over for the side pot.
Suharto
Demidov
Suharto's pair of nines with a ten kicker just edges out Demidov for the side pot.
Kim, though, mucks his hand, unable to beat either of his opponents. Suharto takes the main pot and Kim leaves the stage in eighth place to a roar of approval from his supporters. He'll take home $1,288,217 for his Main Event finish.
Ylon Schwartz 36,625,000
Ivan Demidov 32,000,000
Peter Eastgate 23,575,000
Scott Montgomery 17,500,000
Darus Suharto 11,475,000
Dennis Phillips 9,550,000
David "Chino" Rheem 4,900,000
Kelly Kim 600,000
Everyone else folds, and the hands are opened.
Marquis:
Montgomery:
Marquis is the all-in player and has a slight EV advantage. The dealer spreads the flop. It's a
in the door, followed by the ... followed by the 
! Montgomery hits top pair, but Marquis manages to find bottom set. Only running cards stand between Montgomery and a double-up. The first runner comes on the turn -- the
makes Marquis sweat. Any king on the river will make a Broadway straight for Montgomery. A hush descends in the Penn & Teller Theater. "Let's see the river card," says TD Jack Effel.
A roar from the crowd as Montgomery completes the runner-runner Broadway straight to take out Marquis! Marquis is visibly stunned, but graciously shakes Montgomery's proffered hand. He will be the only player to leave today's final table without any additional cash as he is eliminated in ninth place.
Players are on a short break as Craig Marquis gives his bust-out interview to ESPN.
The flop is
and both players check. The turn brings the and they both check again. The 
falls on the river and they check it down one more time.Schwartz shows
for a pair of aces and Montgomery mucks. Schwartz wins the pot.
. They both check to the turn, which produces a fourth heart -- the . Schwartz takes a stab the pot, betting 1,075,000. Russians are never ones to be intimidated, however. Demidov raises to 2,675,000. Could they both have hearts?It's quiet contemplation from Schwartz. His eyes dart back and forth between Demidov and Schwartz' own stack before he calls. The river pairs the board with the
. Schwartz checks to Demidov, who makes a healthy bet of 4,325,000, almost all off it in lavender (100,000) chips. Schwartz rubs his face with both hands and closes his eyes, perhaps seeking to find the answer as to what to do somewhere deep in his psyche. Two minutes in the tank produce no answer. Schwartz really seems stuck. He's chewing on his top lip while he fidgets with two tall towers of cream-colored (250,000) chips. After another minute, he finally folds his hand.
Schwartz retains his chip lead, but Demidov narrowed the gap as a result of this hand. He now has 32.6 million against Schwartz's 35.975 million.